Development of an instrument for the identification of frail older people as a target population for integrated care

British Journal of General Practice

Franca Ruikes¹  Anne Jacobs¹  Henk J Schers¹  René JF Melis¹  Janneke AL van Kempen¹  Marcel GM Olde Rikkert¹  Sarah HM Robben¹  Sytse U Zuidema¹ 

[1] Department of Geriatric Medicine, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

关键词: delivery of health care;    integrated;    efficiency;    feasibility studies;    frail elderly;    primary health care;   

DOI  :  10.3399/bjgp13X664289

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Royal College of General Practitioners

【 摘 要 】

Primary care is increasingly interested in the identification of frailty, as it selects the target population for integrated care. However, instruments for the identification of frailty specifically validated for use in primary care are scarce. This study developed the Easycare Two-step Older persons Screening (Easycare-TOS), which provides a valid, efficient, and pragmatic screening procedure to identify frail older people.

【 授权许可】

Unknown